A review by nila
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Absolutely heartbreaking. So simple, but really powerful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

Recurring segments of outdated ableist language, both from the main character and side characters. Some of its in "scientific context", I guess, for a book written in the 60s, but it is very uncomfortable to read the R-word used to casually